But... they didn't talk at all about the Olympic gold in that article! Was it the journalist that chose that title without knowing how the real situation in Pairs is at the moment? We all know that V/T will win or, if V/T WD because of injury or fall a zillion times, S/S... D/C should be extremely satisfied with a top5 finish, considering the Canadians, P/T and the other Russians!
However, I wish them all the best, because I really like them as a pair and I hope they'll improve their PCS!

D/C might have a fight on their hands just winning Nationals with S/K if they continue to improve. Right now they don't do the big tricks D/C do but they have other things that they are already better at including better positions in lifts and a togetherness that can't be taught.

As much as I am not their fan I guarantee you Denney & Coughlin will be one of those two teams. The USFSA and judges like them alot, and they arent the type to implode under pressure. the other spot will probably go to S/K, and S/k could even dethrone them as U.S Champs, but S/K could also be challenged for the 2nd spot by Castelli & Shnapir, Brubaker and whoever, and a couple other teams.

I think every interview of an athlete who hopes to make an Olympic team is very, very often headlined as "Going for Gold" in articles about their lives or training. It doesn't mean they are reasonably hoping to win gold, just that that's the dream...And the alliteration works well in the headlines.

I hope that Zhang/Bartholomay make a good run at one of Team USA's Sochi spots.

Originally Posted by dorispulaski

I think every interview of an athlete who hopes to make an Olympic team is very, very often headlined as "Going for Gold" in articles about their lives or training. It doesn't mean they are reasonably hoping to win gold, just that that's the dream...And the alliteration works well in the headlines.

Agree that "going for the gold" has a certain often-irresistible ring to it.

But "ready to challenge for 2014 Sochi gold" does not. I don't see any excuse for this headline's imprecision as a reflection of the content of the article.

If Coughlin wanted a medal, he should probably have stayed with Caitlin Yankowskas.

Amen! Caitlin's beautiful line, style, skating, etc., almost hid John's heavy "look" on the ice (just couldn't think of a nice way of expressing how I feel about JC's skating). I wish she could find a good partner and get back in competition.